Zig Wajler has been a professional
musician for 26 years and is the author of World Beat Fun (Alfred
Publishing), Mr. Zig's Literacy and Music Connection (Alfred
Publishing) and co-author of Mixcraft for the Classroom. He is also
the composer/arranger of all the original music featured in his recordings and
performances. Zig plays Drums, Percussion, and Keyboards.
He has been seen on:
- ABC
- NBC
- CBS
- VH-1 and VH-1 Save the Music
- PBS
- FOX
- TNN
- Disney
- Comedy Central
**** Zig in the May 05' Issue of Modern Drummer Magazine ****
Zig is also an avid dog lover. Nikki a 10 year old Pekingese (she is a rescue dog).
Willy and Zach are no longer with us,
however they are featured in his
recordings.
Listen closely to ' Udu Song', 'African Medley', and '3-2 Salsa'.
Zig has been featured in:
- Modern Drummer Magazine
- DRUM Magazine
- Drum Business Magazine
- Leader in Christian Education Magazine
- School, Band, and Orchestra Magazine
- Music Inc. Magazine
- The Nashville Parent Magazine
- The Mt. Juliet Chronicle
- Pearl International News
- Promark News
- Sabian News
Zig is an award winning instructor with The Percussive Arts
Society/Sabian Scholarship. He is the recipient of a Nashville Nammy as a
member of The Animal Band, and has been nominated for the Governor's Artist
Award. Zig served as a committee member for the MARS Music Foundation and
Be True Arts Foundation. He is the creator of READ it Again Nashville.
Other Ventures that Zig has been involved in:
- Percussion Marketing Council
- Cokesbury Publishing
- Cheer Music Remixes
- SLAM Crosstimber Production Videos
- Impact Productions Videos
- Leader In Christian Education Magazine
- Boris Chepelev (Russian Ballet)
- Who's Who in American Business
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- SONY
- Talk of the Town
- Educational Talent Search
- Creative Communities Consultant
- Gear Up
- Upward Bound
- 21st Century Schools
- Practical Parenting Partnership
- Arts For All
- The First Lady's Children's Arts Festival
- Southwest Kentucky Festival of Books
- Terminator 2
- For The Boys
- LA Story
- Sideout
- Shari Lewis and Lambchop
- Snoopy
- Thomas and the Tank Engine
- Bob McGrath
- The Animal Band
- Kat McKool
- The Moffatts
- Shawn Camp
- Wade Hayes
- Marty Brown
- Johnny Russell
- Chonda Pierce
- The Torrance Symphony
- Steve Earle
- Arlon Roth
- Shane Theriot
- Nouveau Riche
- Mary Ann Kennedy
- Dawn Thomas
- Jeffrey Steele
- Joe Dalton
- Scotty Anderson
- Speaker for the Tennessee Library Association
- Odyssey of the Minds
- Artsmart / ArtBreak
- Gilda Radnor Cancer Society
- NAMM
- Southern Arts Foundation
- Celebrations Around The World
- Arts Builds Communities
- Meet the Composer
- The Helen Keller School
- Metro Homebound Student Assn.
- MARS Music National Promotion featuring Sheila E.
- #1 Single and Platinum Albums with James Payne.
Zig is Endorsed By:
Zig with Berea College Gear Up students at Pearl
Jim P., Glen C., and Zig in the Pearl showroom
Zig's
Latin Percussion setup
Zig and Mayan Drummer
Do you have a question that
you would like to ask Zig? If so, just email him, and he will try to
answer back as soon as he can!
handsonwithzig@aol.com
